According to The Guttmacher Institute (AGI), about 4 in 10 American pregnancies are terminated by abortion.

Fifty-four per cent of women having abortions used a contraceptive method during the month they became pregnant, and on average, women cite having to forfeit their education, an inability to afford a child or fear of being a single mother, as the main reasons for having an abortion.

However many women are afraid to talk about these issues publicly, ashamed to admit they have had an abortion for fear of an antagonistic reaction.